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W. H. GAR'RUTHERS.

METALLIG 1100mm.

.Patentgd May 11, 1886;

NITED' STATES PATENT WILLIAM H. OARRUTHEBS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ,T\VO-THIRDS TO RALPH H. SELLEXV AND CHARLES H. TOWNLEY, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

METALLIC ROOFING.

$PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,833, dated May 11, 1886.

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To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GARRUTHERS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Roofing, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to metallic roofing and covering for buildings. Its object is an im- 13 proved means for attaching sheet-metal shiir gles and sidings in place.

The invention consists in providing fastening strips or hands, attached either to the framework or sheeting of the building, which 15 strips have lugs or clips projecting from them, to pass through the metal shingles and be clinched down to retain them in place.

It also consists in a shingle or covering adapted to be so secured.

The invention will be first fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings, and then particularly referred to and pointed out in the claims.

In the aecon'ipanying drawings, formi ug part ofthis specification, in which like parts are indicated by similar re ferencedetters wherever they occur, Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of the roof of a building, illustrating my improved means for attaching metallic shingles thereto and the shingles so attached.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken through line :r of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the metallic fastening-strip, drawn to about full size, showing one of the lugs struck up and projecting at a right angle to the strip.

A represents the frame-work of the build ing. Ii are sheet metal strips, secured to the frame A at regular intervals apart. These strips B have lugsb, struck up from them at regular distances irom each other, as seen in Figs. '1 and 3.

The shingles G, which are of sheet metal,

preferably diamond-shaped, though not nec- 5 essaril y so, are perforated at 0, near the upper and two side angles, the perforations being of suitable shape to admit the lugs I) of the strips B, and wide enough to allow for the expansion and contraction of the metal.

The shingles may have various ornamental devices or patterns, as c, struck up from their surfaces, to strengthen them and provide airspaces betweenthem and the sheeting, when suchis used. After the fasteningstrips are placed in position the proper distance apart the lower row of shingles is first placed over the fastening-clips. The clips passing through the side angles are turned over and clinched down, the end of the clip pointing upward. The clips on the strips intermediate between these two are not clinched down, but left projecting at right angles to the roof. WVhcn the next row of shingles is placed on, the clips that passed through the upper points of the lower row of shingles serve as fasteningclips to pass through the side angles of the second row. These are now clinched down the same as the first row of clips, and so on alternately until the roofis completed. It will thus be seen that the lower point of the shingles will overlapand cover the fastening-clips holding the row below it.

The fastening-bands 3 are preferably made of steel or charcoal-iron, so that the clips may I be turned without danger of breaking, and in case any of them should become worn, or re quired replacing, it would not be a difficult matter to remove the defective shingle and replace it by a perfect one. It should also be understood that the perforations through the strip B to receive the tack or fastening-nail which secures the strip to the fran'ie-work or sheathing should be a longitudinal slot, so as to permit the expansion and contraction of the hand without buckling. 3y this means the strip may be made to extend the full length of thereof or side of the building when in that position; but I prefer to make the strips in lengths of six to ten feet, and overlap the connecting ends in a large roof, so that each piece may expand and contract independent ofthe others.

Vhat I claim is- 1. An attaching-strip for metallicroofmg or 5 shingles, consisting ofthe band or strip B,having the lugs I) projecting from it and adapted to enter perforations in metallic shingles and be clinched over the same to hold it in B,-the lugs or fastening-clips b, integral with place, substantially as described. the strips, the sheet-metal shingles or cover- 2. The combination, substantially as deing-pieces A, which are perforated to receive scribed, in a metallic roofing, of the shingle A, the clips b, said perforations being large 5 perforated as shown, with the fastening-strips enough to admit of the expansion and contrac- 20 B, having lugs b struck up from them to pass tion of the metal when applied in place, and through the perforations of the shingles and the said clips bent down to retain the pieces be clinched down upon the top side thereof, A in position and be covered by the lower the said strips being secured to the frame-work point thereof to conceal and protect the fast- 10 or sheeting of the building for the purpose of cning-clips.

retaining the shingles in place. r

3. In ametallic roof or covering for build- WILLIAM OARRU DHERS' ings, the combination, substantially as speci- Witnesses: fied, with the frame-work or sheeting of said GEO. J. MURRAY, 15 building, of metallic fastening band or strip 0. W. MILES. 

